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Oof that’s a hard one. I think it’s okay if you *can’t.* If you sit there silently without contributing, someone may eventually point it out, and you can take that opportunity to explain why. It’s not...

"We stop caring about their thoughts and just do, we win" I wanted to not care about what other people think, so I started doing benzos and opioids. Thankfully 10 months sober from opioids now....

Navigating Conversations in a Fast-Talking Group: How Do You Manage?

Navigating Conversations in a Fast-Talking Group: How Do You Manage? Ever found yourself in a group of five people where three of them speak incredibly fast? It can be quite a challenge to contribute ...

From the perspective of SLPs who are trained n dysfluency, for many, replying on word substitutions are unfortunately one reason your stutter will become *more* impactful in the future. Please don’t ...

Yeah it can be hard if you’re used to blaming everything on your stutter, because then you assume that if the stutter goes away, other things will magically get better too. Be careful, you may set you...

In my experience, filler words are a short-term fix that result in long term issues. Filler words became part of my disfluency over time. u/ShutupPussy makes an excellent point in another comment her...

Unlike other commenters, i have been quite sucessful with modification techniques. Well i mean its important that you know, stuttering isnt Something that you should be ashsmed of. Despite that, rea...

What I did when I was a wee lad and the letters that I blocked the most on were the letters, “N” and the letter “M”. What I did with words that started with either a N or M, I got the dictionary (befo...

Absolutely. And most of the time you will find it wasn’t your stuttering that was preventing you from finding a relationship it will have been many other factors...

It's not a stutter, it's an avoidance behavior you've learned to try and hide your stutter. Should you be doing it? It allows you to hide. If you want to continue to hide and don't mind adding another...

Not a good idea in my opinion. It becomes a secondary stutter behavior.  https://www.expressable.com/learning-center/stuttering/what-are-secondary-stuttering-behaviors...

What makes you say eventually you will reply on them less. If you use them you will rely on them most and they will be conditioned in your speaking pattern and you will have a hard time to stop using ...

Sometimes the filler words help maintain your fluency, like word substitutions. Eventually you will rely on them less, but please don't feel bad for doing it....

This is a big fear of mine. What I try to do instead of stutter is use filler words to say instead like, “like”. I’ll say “like” a lot until I can say the word I want to say. I think it sounds more na...

Should I be using filler words. Example: like

Should I be using filler words. Example: like As a stutterer who is trying to manage it through school I often find myself saying “like”many many times in a simple conversation. I kind of just automa...

Please--keep ordering verbally, even if you stutter. Avoidance is deadly. It's the only way to get more comfortable and more fluent....

I struggle with ordering food at a restaurant

I struggle with ordering food at a restaurant As a rising high school freshman it’s not very common that waiters/waitresses see someone stutter when trying to order. I contemplate every time I see a ...

How to help first day of school anxiety?

How to help first day of school anxiety? So I'm going into my senior year tomorrow and the anxiety is just so bad. I struggle saying my name, and it's my worst nightmare when the teacher asks us to in...

how to stop stuttering with words beginning with n

how to stop stuttering with words beginning with n hi everyone. i started a new job that requires me to say the word “nutrition” a lot… problem is that i stutter so much when i say words that start w...

Nice! My family refuses to order for me and think it’s because I need to break out of my comfort zone. I’m 24 years old and I can promise I’ve tried more things than they can even imagine. Yet they be...